Dear Friends,After a very slow spring – as if I have to remind you of a foot of snow in April – WRC has never been busier.

We started the normal “busy” season with 1,026 fewer patients compared to last year by May 31. I predicted that we would end our streak of six straight years of record admissions. Looks as if I will be wrong.

We had the busiest month ever in June (3,275 patients), followed by record months for July and August. We admitted 7,566 patients this year compared to 6,570 during those same three months last year. Think of that. An average of 85 injured or orphaned animals; every day, seven days a week, for three months.

Fortunately our staff, students and volunteers were again up to the task. Growth has been a constant for us.

And fortunately, you and thousands of others have been there for us with your financial support. That support has resulted in additional medical staff: Two veterinarians and three veterinary technicians. It’s helped pay the 43 percent increase in costs for food, medicine and supplies; and caging and diagnostics expenses that have doubled.

Every year you manage to increase your gifts to keep pace with our growth. You become more creative with your donations. We’ve had more people share their birthdays with us through gifts and Facebook fundraisers, we’ve received some unique estate gifts this year as well as IRA distributions. Lemonade/pop stands and class projects always bring smilesto our faces, and we were overwhelmed by the generosity of MPR members and the public who supportedthe climbing #mprraccoon.

We are entirely funded by you - members of the public. WRC receives no money from the government. We rely on you. On your neighbors. On your colleagues. On the people who never use our services but wantto be in a community where an organization such as WRC exists... and thrives.

We rely on the compassion of the thousands of people who go out of their way to help injured and orphanedanimals and relieve their suffering.

Thanks to you thousands of wild animals have a second chance; and thousands of people can participate in alife-altering moment. For many it’s an opportunity to glimpsethe unfolding of the natural world and gain newappreciation for the many wild animals with whom we shareour world. Your support makes this possible.

Warm regards,

Philip M. Jenni Executive Director

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September 2018

If you are 70.5 years or older and have an IRA with an annual required distribution that is subject to taxes, consider a charitable gift to WRC. You can make charitable gifts directly from your IRA and it will not be

considered part of your Adjusted Gross Income, and will not be subject to taxes. Check with your tax advisor to see if that makes sense for

you. Thank you for keeping WRC in your plans.

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mammal nursery patients

waterfowl nursery patients

songbird nursery patients

Mallard

Franklin’s Ground Squirrels

American Crow

Bobcat

Our Mammal Nursery treated a wide variety of patients this summer including two that are brand new to us: a Bob-cat kitten and Franklin’s Ground Squirrels.We also reunited 365 baby mammals with their families.

In addition to squirrels and rabbits, we cared for Mink, Short-tailed Weasels, Coyotes, Raccoons, VirginiaOpossums, bats and White-tailed Deer.

A harsh spring took its toll on early nests.Our social media followers bought more than 50 featherdusters for us to use in brooder boxes.

Patients included an American Coot, Mallards, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese and Trumpeter Swans.

Our Songbird Nursery patients consumed more than onemillion bugs this summer!Many of you joined us for public releases of several Green Herons and Chimney Swifts.

Patients included Pileated Woodpeckers, American Robins, Spotted Sandpipers, Wild Turkeys, Northern Cardinals, Bal-timore Orioles, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Chimney Swifts.

So far this year we’ve provided care for 43 patients listed as endangered, special concern or threatened.